Another few second rows. Apart ftom ball we have no serious condenders. Theyre all ligbt weight with regards to bulking up or pac. Theyre great around the field but whats the point ofvthat if we conceed pens in the set peices

I’ve just been looking up the 3 above mentioned players. Ben Lam looks really useful. He has pace to burn, but more importantly he is a physical lump of a man who looks like he can physically bully opposition wings/fullbacks. He’s also known to Blade Thompson, so that might help him settle in quite well, if he joins and McNicholl stays then we will have 3 backs from the same super rugby franchise.Snyman looks like the kind of second rower we like, quite mobile, but more importantly weighing in at 18stone and stands at 6ft 9 inches. That makes him considerably heavier than most of outer second rowers and adds quite a bit of weight to our scrum (which we seem to be saying that we currently miss, we were bullied by 7 forwards this evening). Sam Lousi looks useful too, 6ft 6 and 19 stone, with a very good offloading game. Also, they will be available throughout the season, unless they somehow find themselves eligible for Scotland or something.

I think Sam Davies can only play one type of game revolving around kicking, and although there are times when I don't think the Scarlets kick well or don't do enough kicking, I wouldn't want to see us play Ospreys style, relying on forward power and kicking for position while we wait for the opposition to make mistakes.

Now, Owen Williams or Rhys Priestland I'd love to see backing up Patch, but they would probably see playing second fiddle as a backward move.

I think we made the right sort of signing in Angus O'Brien- a promising youngster who had fallen out with the Drags coaches and wanting a new start. Unfortunately he had a couple of poor games before he really had a chance to settle, and then a long injury. Who knows, he may yet come good.

Do you really think that Priestland will come back and play 2nd fiddle to Patch...Wake up

I think Sam Davies can only play one type of game revolving around kicking, and although there are times when I don't think the Scarlets kick well or don't do enough kicking, I wouldn't want to see us play Ospreys style, relying on forward power and kicking for position while we wait for the opposition to make mistakes.

Now, Owen Williams or Rhys Priestland I'd love to see backing up Patch, but they would probably see playing second fiddle as a backward move.

I think we made the right sort of signing in Angus O'Brien- a promising youngster who had fallen out with the Drags coaches and wanting a new start. Unfortunately he had a couple of poor games before he really had a chance to settle, and then a long injury. Who knows, he may yet come good.

I agree with you regarding Sam Ffidel. Watching the Ospreys has become pretty boring. You mention us relying on forward power - that was a joke wasn't it - I am of course speaking with the benefit of having seen yesterdays game.!!!

after the the way we performed the last 2 seasons where our profile was right at the top of domestic and European rugby yet we still can't seem to attract top end signings and seem to be slipping back to the bad old days of hoping some player is worth a punt I went to newbury races yesterday with the same idea and only one of my 7 punts payed off,it rarely happens.

30th june 1986- 30th june 2011.25 years roofing,i wouldn't call that dodgy.

after the the way we performed the last 2 seasons where our profile was right at the top of domestic and European rugby yet we still can't seem to attract top end signings and seem to be slipping back to the bad old days of hoping some player is worth a punt I went to newbury races yesterday with the same idea and only one of my 7 punts payed off,it rarely happens.

Blade Thomson isn’t a top end signing?

I still wake up late at night and think of what might have been when tim stimpson hit that jammy penalty1

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